www.washingtontimes.com Topics: Ash Wednesdayhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/topics/ash-wednesday/?utm_medium=RSS2015-02-27T17:20:00-05:00Oil company hit man has Archbishop Cordileone in his sights2015-02-27T17:20:00-05:00Kevin Joneshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/27/oil-company-hit-man-has-archbishop-cordileone-in-h/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>San Francisco, Calif. - Sam Singer&rsquo;s public relations firm spun a Chevron oil refinery disaster in California and fought back a legal ruling in Ecuador that could have awarded billions of dollars to indigenous people for the company&rsquo;s alleged pollution damage to the Amazon.</p><p> Now he&rsquo;s been hired to attack ...Churches offer drive-by ashes on Ash Wednesday2015-02-18T11:58:54-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/18/ohio-church-offers-drive-by-ashes-on-wednesday/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>UPPER ARLINGTON, Ohio &mdash; Too busy to stop in for an Ash Wednesday service? Some churches plan to offer drive-by ashes.</p> <p>Clergy at Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church in Upper Arlington, Ohio, planned to apply ash to the foreheads of anyone who stopped in the parking lot of the church from ...Would you die for your ashes? Cardinal reflects on modern Christian martyrs2015-02-18T18:09:00-05:00Matt Hadrohttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/18/would-you-die-for-your-ashes-cardinal-reflects-on-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Washington D.C. - Catholics owe solidarity, prayer and a voice against injustice to their fellow Christians being martyred and persecuted around the world, Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., stressed on Ash Wednesday.</p><p> "(W)e can go out those doors with ashes on our forehead" as a public display of faith, ...Churches offer Ash Wednesday rite for the on-the-go set2015-02-18T20:20:49-05:00JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUShttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/18/churches-offer-ash-wednesday-rite-for-the-on-the-g/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Pamela Amburgy usually attends church every Ash Wednesday to mark the beginning of Lent, but this year, the Tulsa banker's schedule made going to a service nearly impossible. The solution? Drive through.</p> <p>She was part of the steady stream of worshippers who lined up in cars ...Chinese New Year bumps Ash Wednesday fasting for Asia's Catholics2015-02-17T00:03:00-05:00Antonio Anup Gonsalveshttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/17/chinese-new-year-bumps-ash-wednesday-fasting-for-a/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Bangkok, Thailand - Since Ash Wednesday coincides this year with Chinese New Year &ndash; also known as Lunar New Year &ndash; many bishops in East Asia are granting dispensations from the fasting and abstinence normally required on the day which begins the season of Lent.</p> <p>This year, Ash Wednesday falls ...NC NAACP leader: Coal ash spill is disaster, sin2014-03-05T21:25:20-05:00MARTHA WAGGONERhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/5/nc-naacp-leader-coal-ash-spill-is-disaster-sin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Standing across the street from the governor's home on Ash Wednesday, the head of North Carolina's NAACP told protesters that the Duke Energy coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of the Dan River with toxic sludge is not merely an ecological disaster but also ...How Ash Wednesday continues to impact culture and society2014-03-05T13:42:43-05:00Herb Scribnerhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/5/how-ash-wednesday-continues-to-impact-culture-and-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Ash Wednesday is becoming more than a holiday celebrated by many Catholics to mark the beginning of Lent.</p><p>It&rsquo;s becoming a social phenomenon.</p><p>For example, some churches are soliciting Ash Wednesday selfies, according to USA Today. The National Catholic Reporter and online religious magazine Busted Halo are calling for religious people to ...DeKalb ministers offer ashes on the street2014-03-05T16:14:53-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/5/dekalb-ministers-offer-ashes-on-the-street/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> DEKALB, Ill. (AP) - A campus minister at Northern Illinois University and another from a nearby church are hitting the streets to bring Ash Wednesday to those can't or don't make it to a service.</p> <p> The Rev. Amy Fallon stood at a busy street corner in DeKalb Wednesday ...NH Episcopal bishop links ashes, mud season2014-03-05T05:02:14-05:00http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/mar/5/nh-episcopal-bishop-links-ashes-mud-season/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p> CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Ash Wednesday and mud season? New Hampshire's Episcopal bishop sees a connection.</p> <p> Christians observe Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, by placing ashes on their foreheads as a reminder of human mortality and repentance. The Rev. Robert Hirschfeld, Bishop of New Hampshire, says ...City State: Morning Roundup2012-03-07T10:52:45-05:00Joseph Weberhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/mar/7/city-state-morning-roundup/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>D.C. fire chief never fully vetted; D.C. having budget 'kerfuffle'; Romney wins Virginia; P.G. police decide to charge council member Toles with reckless driving; Details emerge about Md. assembly's 'doomsday' budget; Maryland Democrats pose another smoking ban; 50th anniversary of deadly Ash Wednesday storm; Muth indicted for first-degree murder in ...